The Trump administration is exploring ways to replace the use of Social Security numbers as the main method of assuring people's identities in the wake of consumer credit agency Equifax Inc.'s massive data breach.
The administration has called on federal departments and agencies to look into the vulnerabilities of employing the identifier tied to retirement benefits, as well as how to replace the existing system, according to Rob Joyce, special assistant to the president and White House cybersecurity coordinator.
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